Commonplace | Mean of commonplace in English Dictionary
/ˈkɑːmənˌpleɪs/
- happening or appearing in many places and not unusual
- Drug use has become commonplace at rock concerts.
- He photographed commonplace objects like lamps and bowls.
- Much of her writing was commonplace [=unoriginal, unremarkable] and boring.
- Noun
- an idea, expression, remark, etc., that is not new or interesting
- It is a commonplace that we only use a small part of our brain's capacity.
- something that happens or appears in many places and is not unusual
- We now accept cell phones and laptop computers as commonplaces of everyday life.